Page 23 of I'm Gonna Get You Back
Worst of all was Logan, who looked at the ground, his face blank. It occurred to me how unfair it was that he didn’t feel comfortable talking about an innocent bracelet, and there I was, allowed to kiss Reid like my life depended on it in front of our entire team.
“Calm down, it was just a dare,” I called out, trying to get everyone to chill.
But it didn’t work. Amaya and Josh started bickering louder.
Reid frowned at me, and I kept my voice low so only he could hear me. “Right?”
His stare was so penetrating it added weight to my limbs. “Right.”
I swallowed, a thousand different feelings cascading through me like a waterfall.
Nicole’s raised voice cut into the moment. “Josh, truth or dare?”
That got everyone’s attention.
“Um…” He looked at Amaya as if assessing which was the right choice. “Truth.”
Nicole’s smile curled like a Cheshire cat’s. “Who did Heather see you go into that room with at the party when Amaya was in New York this summer?”
My stomach crashed to the floor.
“Nicole,” Amaya shot out. “He said nothing happened.”
Nicole scoffed. “And you believe him?”
Everyone stared at Josh, but he was focused on Amaya.
“She’s just looking for attention as usual,” he said dismissively.
Amaya scowled. “Don’t talk about her like that.”
“But she’s allowed to call me out with bullshit like this?”
“You could’ve chosen dare,” Nicole interjected.
“I have nothing to hide.”
Amaya kept her gaze steady on Josh. “You swear you didn’t lie to me?”
Josh’s expression went soft. “Do you really think I would cheat on you while you were at the biggest audition of your life?”
He made the lie sound so effortless,Ialmost believed it. Which seriously grossed me out.
When Nicole scoffed again, Josh turned a glare onto her. “Why are you always stirring up shit between us, Nic?”
Nicole went pinker with the accusation, but she glared right back. “Why areyoualways doing shit that hurts my best friend?”
“You don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Amaya buried her face in her hands, sounding on the verge of tears. “Stop it. I’msosick of you guys fighting.”
The truth was on the tip of my tongue; I was sure that everyonewould hate me, that Reid would be disgusted with me, but at least it would be out in the open and we could deal with it. I hadn’t known that they were still together. It didn’t need to cause such a problem.
Then Logan chimed in, as if grateful to pounce on something that would get him on Josh’s good side. “Maybe it wasn’t Josh’s fault.”
Everyone looked interested in that theory, especially Josh. Sweat sprang to my hairline. What was he doing?
Logan continued. “I mean, some girls would doanythingto get a Legacy spot. Following the principal’s son into a room at a party… probably telling him no one had to know… hoping he’d put in a good word…” He trailed off.
